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Quarrying near Bannerghatta: Mines dept seeks time

Deccan Chronicle 21 Aug 2018

On June 26, the High Court stayed a notice issued by the Mines and Geology Department asking 15 companies to shut mining operations at the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) near Bannerghatta National Park....

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Copious rain raises Bengaluru’s groundwater level by 4m

The Times of India 21 Aug 2018

BENGALURU. It has been long since rain in Bengaluru gave relief to its citizens. From traffic chaos to waterlogged roads, every year the city is battered by monsoon woes ... According to data released by the Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG), Bengaluru has registered over 4-metre rise in groundwater levels for the year against the last 10-year average (between 2008-2017) ... There are two ways in which groundwater levels go up ... ....

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John K. Sales

Times Argus 21 Aug 2018

DANVILLE— John Keith Sales, 84, of Danville, Vermont, passed away on Aug. 12, 2018. John was a loving and beloved husband, father, grandpa, brother, uncle and great-uncle, and friend ... He then served in the U.S. Air Force, going through flight training and teaching desert survival, and was honorably discharged as a captain, and then graduated with a PhD in structural geology from the University of Nevada Mackie School of Mines ... ....

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Great Project, Superb Economics, the Right Jurisdiction

Stockhouse 20 Aug 2018

Now is the time to be investing in mining projects. This means investing in the junior mining companies who are responsible for most new discoveries (and multi-bagger opportunities). Sentiment is average-to-weak across most mining sectors. Conversely, mining opportunities are plentiful ... This soft-rock geology also translates into lower cap-ex and lower operating costs for any potential mining operation....

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Concern over cracks at Kottiyur hill

The Hindu 20 Aug 2018

The residents below the hill were shifted to nearby camps as the phenomenon was feared to pose landslide threat in the area. Officials of Mining and Geology Department visited the area to assess the situation there ... Jagadeesh, Geologist at the Mining and Geology Department here ... The Mining and Geology Department called on the local authorities to take precaution in the area in view of the landslide threat ... Divakaran ... .......

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Serabi Gold plc:

Stockhouse 20 Aug 2018

He holds a BSc (Hons) Geology, University of London, a MSc Mining Geology, University of Leicester and is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and a Chartered Engineer of the Engineering Council of UK, recognising him as both a Qualified Person for the purposes of Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and by the AIM Guidance Note on Mining and Oil & Gas Companies dated June 2009....

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Ice may exist on the moon's surface at hundreds of locations — and that could be very good news for colonizing space

Business Insider 20 Aug 2018

Leslie Gertsch, a geological and mining engineer at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, called the new data sophisticated and specific — though not a surprise ... If true, these spots might be compelling places to mine the moon's ice deposits ... How to mine the moon ... "You could even mine it via remote-control." ... Moon Water Craters Moon Base Resources Space Exploration Moon missions Geology Mining Ice Space....

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Jaguar Mining Provides Management Update and Reports on Operating Progress

Market Watch 20 Aug 2018

Scientific and technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Jonathan Victor Hill, BSc (Hons) (Economic Geology - UCT), Senior Expert Advisor Geology and Exploration to the Jaguar Mining Management Committee, who is also an employee of Jaguar Mining Inc., and is a "qualified person" as defined by ......

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Kerala floods: Geologist visits site where cracks appeared on earth

The Times of India 20 Aug 2018

KANNUR. The geologist from the Mining and Geology office in the district visited the localities near Kottiyur in Kannur district on Monday, where cracks have appeared on the earth following heavy rains and landslide. According to geologist K R Jagadeesan, who inspected the areas, the cracks appeared due to heavy rain and the slopes of the locality ... All these camps are in Kottiyur village ... ....

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SRS sends five boxes of waste to New Mexico

Aiken Standard 19 Aug 2018

Five boxes of transuranic waste were recently shipped from the Savannah River Site to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. An SRS press release announced the news Thursday ... WIPP – a geologic repository resembling a sprawling mine – was primarily designed to house transuranic waste. Michael Budney, the SRS manager, said he was "pleased" waste is headed to WIPP. SRS manager ... @demarest_colin .......

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Battery boom spurs quest to resurrect World War II cobalt mines in Chile

Stars and Stripes 18 Aug 2018

The giant rocky outcrop known by locals as La Cobaltera offers a glimpse into northern Chile's mining past, and a hint of its future. Slag from an ancient furnace is piled at the entrance of a mine shaft that hasn't seen commercial activity since World War II ... Trucks are bouncing down the meandering dirt road from Freirina, carrying modern mining equipment to La Cobaltera....

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Residents shifted as precautionary step

The Hindu 18 Aug 2018

Kunjumon and his family of four, including two young children, were getting ready to sleep on Wednesday night, when a part of the earth caved in, damaging their house, situated near the Vamanapuram river in Eettimoodu. The family luckily escaped without any injuries ... “A large crack has appeared near the lintel and water can seep in ... “We called in officials from the Mining and Geology Department ... .......

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Guyana & the Resource Curse

Knoxville Daily Sun 18 Aug 2018

A hurricane is about to descend on the tiny nation of Guyana. - a hurricane of money - ... Britain and the U.S ... The Times reported on the travails of Guyana’s senior oil regulator, Newell Dennison, the acting head of the Geology and Mines Commission ... Dennison and the Ministry of Natural Resources “have a mere nine technically trained people responsible for regulating oil production, engineering and geological research,” the Times reported....

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